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1 turn over a new leaf
(to begin a new and better way of behaving, working etc.) begynne på et nytt blad -
2 leaf
li:fplural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) blad, løv2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) blad3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) klaff, forlengelsesplate•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leafblad--------lauvIsubst. (flertall: leaves) \/liːf\/1) ( botanikk) løv, blad, løvverk2) blad (av te eller tobakk)3) ( papir) blad4) ( metall) folie, blad, lamell, tynn skive, tynt flak, tynn plate5) fløy, seksjon (av vindu, dør eller lignende)6) ( til forlengelse av bord e.l.) klaff, plate, ileggsplate, lem7) ( teknikk) klaff, broklaff8) klaff, fjærblad (del av geværsikte)9) tann (i drev eller på tannhjul)come into leaf springe ut, sprettefall of the leaf løvfall, løvfallstid, høstindeciduous leaves løv som ikke faller avbe in (full) leaf være utsprungetopposite leaves ( botanikk) motsatte bladerput out leaves slå ut, få bladershake like a leaf eller tremble like a leaf skjelve som et aspeløvtake a leaf out of somebody's book ( overført) følge noens eksempelturn over a new leaf ( overført) begynne et nytt liv, starte på nytt, forbedre seg, bli et nytt og bedre mennesketurn over the leaves of a book bla i en bokIIverb \/liːf\/1) få løv, springe ut2) bla, bla i, bla gjennom, vendeleaf through bla i, bla gjennom
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turn over a new leaf — {v. phr.} To start afresh; to have a new beginning. * / Don t be sad, Jane, Sue said. A divorce is not the end of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happy again. / Compare: CLEAN SLATE … Dictionary of American idioms
turn over a new leaf — {v. phr.} To start afresh; to have a new beginning. * / Don t be sad, Jane, Sue said. A divorce is not the end of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happy again. / Compare: CLEAN SLATE … Dictionary of American idioms
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